History of Film - Softcover

Ellis, Jack C.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0133894606 ISBN 13: 9780133894608

Publisher: Prentice Hall, 1979

Synopsis

Heavily revised and with a new-co-author, A History of Film , is a comprehensive international survey of the narrative fiction film from its beginnings to the present.

In the book, the contributions of major film-producing countries, significant filmmakers, and their films are highlighted within social, artistic, economic, and technological contexts. This fifth edition constitutes a major revision and update ― over half the text is new! The new edition updates the book's historical coverage while considerably expanding it to incorporate women and minority filmmakers and audiences, avant-garde and documentary traditions, and the wide array of global filmmaking practices.

About this title

From the Back Cover

Substantially revised for the Seventh Edition, "A History of Film" is a comprehensive international survey of film from its beginnings to the present. This book highlights the contributions of major film-producing countries, significant filmmakers, and their films within social, artistic, economic, and technological contexts. This Seventh Edition incorporates major revisions designed to improve the book's focus and update its coverage.

Edition details

• Publisher: Prentice Hall
• Publication date: 1979
• ISBN 10: 0133894606
• ISBN 13: 9780133894608
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 464